Humanities Homework Help

part one

One of the central themes of this course is to examine your career aspirations in psychology as it relates to your studies thus far in the psychology program. We begin the course assignments with a general question that we will open up for group discussion.

What does psychology mean to you?

This is not a simple question that can be answered in one or even several lines. The expectation is that you will incorporate cited evidence to inform and support your statements.I want to remind you that all initial posts need to include BOTH in text citations and references formatted per APA rules. You can only use peer reviewed and scholarly sources.

my career path is marriage psychologist/therapist or at risk youth counselor

part two

Criminal psychology can be defined as a branch of applied psychology concerned with the collection, examination, and presentation of evidence for judicial purposes. The role of a psychologist in criminal investigations can take a variety of forms. For example, there are criminal psychologists specifically involved in assessing and making treatment commendations or trial and sentencing. The area of psychology and law continues to grow rapidly.
Laws help resolve conflict, protect the public, and are established for public safety. As a society, we have established procedures to help control behaviors that may pose a risk for others or violate others’ rights. According to the course textbook, rules of etiquette help us deal with conflict between one person’s impulses and another person’s rights. Two distinct models, both with varying perspectives and characteristics, guide the criminal justice system. These models represent two philosophical approaches toward why certain choices are made within the legal system.
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, conduct research on criminal psychology and models of criminal justice. {Visiting the American Psychological Association (APA) or American Psychological–Law Society are good resources for your research, as well}. 

Based on your research and understanding, address the following: 

• Explore and describe various aspects of the role of a psychologist in the legal system.
• Categorize and describe four careers related to the field of psychology and the law. Explain some of the ethical issues encountered by each of these four careers you identified.
• Classify the roles and duties of a forensic psychologist and summarize how ethics play a role in the field of forensic psychology.
• Analyze and discuss four specific reasons on why we have laws.
• Analyze what is meant by the psychological approach to studying the law.
• Describe the two models of the criminal justice system and characterize each from the perspective of its values and focus. Compare these two models with respect to morality and legality.
• Analyze and explain the two schools of thought that guide the judicial decision-making process.
• Compare these schools of thought, citing at least three similarities and three differences between the two. Discuss how judges and attorneys use them in legal practice.